Design Approver

We are currently looking for a Design Approver to join in an initial 12-month contract position (Outside IR35).

You will get the opportunity to work with an exciting engineering services organisation at their Bristol site (hybrid working), you will ideally have current or past Design Approver/Signatory authority on aircraft structures.

We are looking for experience in airframe structure design engineering development and experience of working on eVTOL aircraft design, build and test related work as this would be advantageous in this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience in providing design and build services to a customer for a prototype electrical vertical take-off/landing aircraft.
• The Design Check Level capability is required to be provided through a capacity offload solution to prepare and check composite and metallic structure detail and assembly definitions.
• The role requires to delivery professional design engineering services per week for the stated duration of this engagement providing design, and design checking capability.
• The design approver along with a team of engineers must be capable of delivering both design and design check, including but not limited to creation and cross check of model-based definitions within the 3D Experience digital mock-up (DMU).
• The design approver along with a team of engineers must be able to act as an independent team, however, there may be occasions when some engagement with other relevant engineering teams to ensure compatibility and continuity of design is maintained. In particular, co-ordination with the Systems Integration team members is essential to ensure structure is considerate of systems routing needs.
• The design approver along with a team of engineers will report via a designated Lead through to the relevant Design Lead for the Programme(s).
• Delivery will require some physical attendance at customer facilities for key meetings and design reviews, although an element of hybrid working between customer offices and Supplier offices is considered to be acceptable.
• Manage the execution of the work packages identified and ensure the convergence of the delivery plans with customer requirements.
• Define design solutions for new components / assemblies and modifications to existing components (Composites and metallic) according to cost, weight, quality, manufacturability, serviceability and performance.

Experience / Skills

• Design Approver Signatory on Airframe structure - metallic and/or composite aero structures
• Excellent knowledge of Aero structures, Wing, Empennage and Fuselage.
• Excellent knowledge of computerized design and analysis methods (CATIA V5)
• Experience with GD&T, (tolerance stack up)
• Good experience of aerospace Composite (honeycomb) /Metallic materials and manufacturing processes
• Awareness of A/C industry standards, regulations and qualification requirements